According to the company Recorded Future, there are about 50 crypto exchanges operating in the business center, which are engaged in illegal activities.
Experts from the cybersecurity company Recorded Future claim that the Moscow City business center has become a hub through which illegal cryptocurrency transactions allegedly take place, reports The New York Times. According to the company, there are about 50 cryptocurrency exchanges that are engaged in illegal activities in the business district of the Russian capital.
Recorded Future specialists came to the conclusion that part of the payments to the ransomware went through Moscow City. According to Dmitry Smilyants, Recorded Future expert, crypto exchanges choose the business center because of its prestige.
“They can post beautiful views and beautiful skyscrapers to Instagram. This increases the credibility of them, ”the expert explained.
In September, the US authorities announced the imposition of sanctions against the Russian crypto exchanger Suex, which is registered in Prague and also has offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg. US officials claim the crypto exchanger facilitated the withdrawal of ransomware and scammers’ funds. This is the first time in US history that the authorities have imposed sanctions on a crypto exchange.
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